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gentrify美 ['d?entr?fa?] 英 ['d?entr?fa?] 过去分词：gentrified 现在分词：gentrifying 第三人称单数：gentrifies v. redevelop,refurbish,renovate,restore,improve 1. | [usupass] ~ sth/sb 使（地区、人等）贵族化；对（地区、人等）进行改造以适应较高阶层的人to change an area, a person, etc. so that they are suitable for, or can mix with, people of a higher social class than before |
| Old working-class areas of the city are being gentrified. 这个城市工人居住的老城区正在进行改造以适应较高阶层人士。 |
v. | 1. to transform a run-down or aging neighborhood into a more prosperous one, e.g. through investment in remodeling buildings or houses 2. to transform a traditionally working-class area into a middle-class neighbourhood, usually at the expense of local character and with the result that property becomes unaffordable for local people |
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